Lost lover: woman appears on China TV searching for father of child, 8, but does not know his name, number or address, shocking viewers
- Couple met at gym, dated for a week but broke up after arguing
- Woman now believes daughter deserves chance to meet her father
A Chinese woman went on national television asking for help with finding the father of her eight-year-old daughter, but she had forgotten his name and number, shocking many online.
The woman from southwestern China’s Chongqing municipality, surnamed Feng, appeared on a TV programme that helps people search for missing relatives or friends, in a bid to find the man by whom she became pregnant nine years ago.
Feng said she met the man at a gym where she worked for a week, during a time when she was getting over a relationship she had just ended. They dated for a week but broke up after a quarrel.
It was not until months later that she realised she was pregnant. She chose not to contact the man because she says he had a “bad attitude” and decided not to have an abortion because of the effect it might have on her body.
Feng described her romance with the man as “absurd”. She had hoped to have a serious relationship with him despite her concerns that the relationship was moving faster than she was comfortable with.
She added that because their break up was also so swift, the entire liaison soon felt “unreal”.